Sheree Franklin is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer and counselor. For close to 20 years, this multi-faceted business woman designed, developed and implemented promotional strategies for corporate clients. She started Specialties Plus, a promotional products distributorship, as a divorced single mother working in the basement of her home on the South Side of Chicago. Sales as Sheree refined her technique for servicing clients at the highest level.  She is honored to count among her clients: Waste Management, Ameritech, AT&T, BP Amoco, Alberto Culver USA, Inc. and United Airlines. It was her intuitive ability which Sheree credits as guiding her business success. "Intuitively knowing the clients to pursue and even the orders which had to be very closely managed allowed my business to grow effortlessly, " says Sheree.

In 2005, Sheree decided to follow her passion and help people who struggle with achieving their true potential. Through her training as an Integrated Awareness Graduate, Reiki and Somi Pi Healing, Sheree inspires and motivates people to achieve their dreams.

She credits serving for eight years on the Board of Directors with the Chicago Minority Business Development Council as being one of the most significant milestones in "playing big." Sheree says, "It was while sitting next to Corporate leaders that I started to allow myself to dream bigger dreams. And this led me to wanting to do the same for others."

Currently, she is on the Board of Director's for the Goodman Theatre Women's Board and St. Scholastica Academy in Chicago.

Sheree is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and has certifications from DePaul University Small Business Program, Dartmouth College Tuck Executive Education MDBA Partnership Program as well as having earned the Certified Advertising Specialist Certification (CAS) in the Speciality Advertising Institute. As a member of Toastmaster's International, Sheree has earned the Competent Communicator (CC) designation.

Her practice includes one-on-one coaching, speaking events, and leading workshops for groups and Corporate America. Sheree is featured as an expert author on Ezine.com and has written numerous articles for metaphysical publications.